SINGAPORE, April 2 -- A 17-year-old Singaporean has been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for planning a mass shooting at five mosques in Singapore, aiming to kill at least 100 Muslims in a terrorist attack inspired by the 2019 Christchurch massacre.

According to The Straits Times, the Internal Security Department (ISD) revealed today that the teenager had identified mosques in Jurong West, Clementi, Margaret Drive, Admiralty Road, and Beach Road as targets.

He intended to carry out the attack during Friday prayers before taking his own life.

His radicalisation began in 2022 through exposure to Islamophobic and far-right extremist content online.

Authorities intercepted his plot before he could act, issuing a detention o...